Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give face

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.26 in modern English

Syllables: give -face
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To honor; to pay respect.

verb

To perform cunnilingus.

Slang

verb

Example Sentences

"We gave face to one another."
"While she gave face to the director, his subordinates, and her colleagues, she had no face left to herself."
"As one example among many of good intent gone wrong, we can mention the western top manager who felt that he gave face to the Chinese side by suddenly showing up himself to negotiate instead of sending a lower ranked employee."
"Boys gave face, girls gave head."
"Frank had pushed her pants down to reveal her pink pussy and was giving her face. She was in ecstasy."
"I'd hold her ass while I was giving her face, licking and sucking while she tried to escape, anticipating her orgasm when all of the sudden she would burst sweet honey and come all over my face while the earth shook."

Etymology

First used in the late 19th century (most likely in the colonial Hong Kong), a calque of dialectal Cantonese 畀面 (bei2 min2).

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

gives face (present, singular) giving face (participle, present) gave face (past) given face (participle, past)

Phrases

save face

Frequently Paired Words

save face

Questions

What does give face mean?: To honor; to pay respect.
Where does give face come from?: First used in the late 19th century (most likely in the colonial Hong Kong), a calque of dialectal Cantonese 畀面 (bei2 min2).

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